The document discusses draft designs for a school magazine cover. It analyzes conventions from other school magazine covers, such as positioning the masthead in plain white above a full-body model shot. The draft design will feature a smaller masthead and change the top corners. Font choices are described for the masthead, subheadings, and body text that aim to grab attention but not overpower the design. A two-color subtle scheme was selected to have a relaxed, feminine feel relatable to the target audience.

1. Drafts
Throughthe researchIhave done,I have foundoutthat throughoutthe
magazine covers,the model eitherisdeadcentre orto one side,givingroomfor
writingtogo aroundthe outside.Formymagazine Iwill be followingthe one I
have presentedto the left.Thisisdue tothe fact many magazine followingthis
layoutor the layoutisflippedsothe model indeedonthe right.Unlike this
magazine Iwill be followingthe conventionsof havingonlythe headand
shouldersof the model ondisplay.The modelalsotendstobe inYear 11 or
College.
Many otherschool magazinesalsohave the part where the Mastheadis,plainwhite withthe
mastheadina differentcolours,followedbythe image underneath.Anotherthingthe school
magazinesall have incommon isaboutExams,and how thispart, alongwithothermaininformation
tendto be in a largerfontto draw inyour attention.The colourschemesall tendtobe eitherone or
twocolours,inthe example Ihave shownyouitisblue connotingtomore of a masculine feel. One
thingtheyall have incommonin that the barcode isneverfeaturedonthe frontof a school
magazine,soI will notuse one eitherasthisisunconventional.The magazinefeaturedhaduseda
smart fontfor the name if the magazine makingthe magazine lookprofessional,somethingIamto
use.
Many of the magazine coverstendtohave a happy andrelaxedfeel tothemwithnottoomuch
goingon.I am goingto use this conventioninmymagazine.
Drafts
‘Independentschool parent’magazine ismy maindraft,Iwouldlike mymagazine tocome out
similar.The colourscheme andpositionof the model ispartof my draft,howeverIwill change the
top rightand lefthandcorners.I alsowill make the Mastheada lotsmallerthanthismagazine.
Masthead Masthead
Information
/ Text
Model
Model
Information/text

2. Drafts
The fontsI’m to use:
I shall use this for myMasthead because itisboldand therefore will
grab my targetaudience straightaway,anditwill alsobe the darkest,boldestfonton the page so it
isclearlyvisible thatthisisthe mostimportantpiece onthe magazine page.Ichose thisfontto show
the sentimentsof the Magazine andtocarry out the theme.
I will use these fontsasmySubheadingsbecause itisstill boldandeasy to
readhoweveritwill nottake the mainattentionawayfromthe mainmagazine Headlines.Ilike this
fontas it isnot to simple butnotovercomplex,italsohasa relaxed,modernfemininefeel,whichis
howI wouldlike myschool magazine tolook.
The colour scheme:
These colours are not too vibrant but are also no too plain, also the colours chosen have a relaxed,
girly feel meaning that it is relatable to my Target audience. Another reason why I chose these
colourswhere tograb attentionand because theyall matchand contrast.The various colours create
a subtle colour scheme and does not over power the magazine.